As an amateur photographer, Google’s AI photo editing tools make me feel uncomfortable

Are editing tools costing us the art of photography?

As an amateur photographer, Google’s AI photo editing tools make me feel uncomfortable
Opinion post by
Kaitlyn Cimino

More than a year ago, Google introduced Magic Editor, and some of us here at Android Authority were… discouraged. Us photo purists lamented the loss of authenticity and the dangers of quick-fix editing going mainstream. We aired our concerns about the potential of an AI-powered future. Now that the Google Pixel 9 is here with its bevy of new photo editing tools, that future has arrived, and I’m deeply uncomfortable.

Fake it till you indefinitely keep faking it

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